December 18, 2014 / Front Page

Thousands of people from all over the area packed downtown and all along the route Saturday night to see the fourth annual Washington-­Wilkes Christmas Parade of Lights. “This parade was fantastic,” organizer Pete Gartrell said. More...

In a short December regular meeting, the Wilkes County Board of Education agreed to transfer a small piece of property to the city and heard a report that the elementary school’s roof is finally finished. More...

This was always a worrisome time of year when I was a kid. The question that kept me awake those December nights was this: had Santa heard enough bad stuff about me to realize how bad I’d been, and therefore leave me with nothing but sock More...

NEW YORK – Throughout this energized and electrifying city, there are countless neighborhood restaurants where you will find good food with a flair for the Old Country – which allows for adventure in the menu alone. More...

“Spirit of stillness, be with us as we enter the silence where you wait for us. “Spirit of holiness, live in us as we move away from the pressure and strain of our daily lives to enter the silence which is your gift to us. More...

The Mary Willis Library will host a special Christmas story time on Tuesday, December 23, at 10 a.m. for ages 2-8. The program will consist of several Christmas stories, a puppet show, a short video, and a Christmas craft. . More...

There’s new energy in the Washington Wilkes Payroll Development Authority’s pursuit to bring new business, jobs, and money to Wilkes County, and it comes in the form of two local people who have returned home to use their professional ski More...

It was touch-and-go for a few days, but the community has come through again. For the tenth year in a row, said Margie Burke, the charity’s found- er, “Operation Love and Care in a Shoebox,” is succeeding in getting a Christma More...

The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Hartwell and Thurmond Lake Project Offices will accept natural Christmas trees for recycling December 26, 2014, through February 15, 2015, at Hartwell, and December 20 through January 8 at Thurmond. More...

On average, Americans gain weight during the holiday season. While the weight gain may not be dramatic, research shows it tends to stick and accumulate over the years. But you don’t have to succumb to this progression, according to the experts. More...

Piedmont College volleyball player Kaitlin Norman has been named to the Capital One Academic All-American team after leading the Lady Lions to the program’s 10th straight 20-win season ending the year with a 20-13 record and a trip to the USA S More...

Graveside services for Iris Lance Hopkins Dyson, 88, of Washington, were held Sunday, December 14, at 3 p.m. in Resthaven Cemetery with Rev. Kevin Madden officiating. She passed away Friday, December 12, at GRU in Augusta. More...

Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Bell Blackmon-Wilkinson, 78, of Washington, were held Sunday, December 7, at Black Rock AME Church in Tignall, with Rev. Patricia D. Wilder officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. More...

Memorial services for Harold Calvin “Moose” Sorrow Jr., 59, of Union Point, were held Tuesday, December 16, at 11 a.m. at Callaway Funeral Home Chapel in Union Point with Rev. Wayne Usry officiating. He died Sunday, December 14, at St. More...

Sarah Elizabeth Echols of Washington and Richard Trey Berry of Rayle exchanged wedding vows in an impressive double-ring ceremony Saturday, November 15, at 6 o’clock in the evening at The Sanctuary Church in Washington. More...